Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Box Break: Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects

I've gotten a few single packs of Draft Picks and Prospects and thought it was a really good set, so I got a blaster of them. Let's see if this box is a bust or not.

Pack #1

BDP 48 Angel Sanchez

BDP 12 Cameron Maybin

BDPP 94 Freddy Sandoval Chrome

BDP 4 Phil Hughes Chrome

BDP Yunel Escobar Gold

BDPP 86 Elvis Andrus

BDPP 29 Corey Kluber

Really good first pack. The Phil Hughes Chrome would have been the highlight, but I got the Escobar Gold along with former Brave Elvis Andrus and how can you not like someone named Elvis?

Pack #2

BDP 40 Andy LaRoche

BDP 52 Brendan Ryan

BDPP 64 Matt LaPorta Chrome

BDPP 27 Brant Rustich Refractor

BDP 52 Brendan Ryan Gold

BDPP 67 Collin Balester

BDPP 20 Sam Runion

Not a bad pack. A refractor and Adam LaRoche's little brother who is on the rise

Pack #3BDP 22 Sean Gallagher

BDP 43 Yunel Escobar

BDPP 36 Craig Heyer Chrome

BDP 48 Angel Sanchez Chrome

BDP 28 Doug Slaten Gold

BDPP 3 Corey Brown

BDPP 7 Cory Luebke

I seem to be getting a lot of base cards and their variants, but I'll always take any Yunel's that i can.

Pack #4BDP 17 Jon Knott

BDP 18 Joba Chamberlin

BDPP 11 Kyle Lotzkar Chrome

BDP 12 Cameron Maybin Chrome

BDP 31 Jesse Litsch Gold

BDPP 30 Justin Jackson

BDPP 88 German Duran

I hate the Yankees, but I think I like Joba as a player. He seems much more playful than the rest of the Yankees. Also, I can't wait for the first time German Duran gets a call up and makes a big hit or play and Chris Berman calls him German "Duran" Duran.

Pack #5

BDP 28 Doug Slaten

BDP 36 Carlos Gomez

BDPP 80 Rich Vandenhurk Chrome

BDPP 40 Andy LaRoche Chrome

BDP 45 Felix Pie Gold

Checklist

BDPP 4 Tyler Mach

BDPP 12 Freddie Freeman

Got another base and variant that had the opposite of already from this box. Freddie Freeman is now my 2nd favorite Brave with the last name "Freeman" right behind Marvin.

Pack#6

BDP 34 Matt Brown

BDP 51 Kevin Slowey

BDPP 19 Lars Davis Chrome

BDP 46 Homer Bailey Chrome

BDPP 68 Carlos Carrasco Game Worn Futures All-Star Game Jersey

BDPP 2 Karl Bolt

BDPP 99 Evan Longoria

WOW. What a pack. Not only did I get Homer Bailey in a chrome card (Homer played for the Chattanooga Lookouts near my hometown for what seemed like forever. Glad to see him in the bigs.) and a former #1 pick in Evan Longoria, but I got a game used Futures jersey card. Looks like this is the pack of the box.

Pack #7

237 Barry Bonds

BDP 14 Mike Rabelo Blue Variant numbered 256/399

BDPP 1 Cody Crowell Chrome

BDP 39 Mark McLemore Gold Refractor numbered 25/50

BDP 27 Ben Francisco Gold

BDPP 16 John Ely

BDPP 100 Wladimir Balentin

Wait, this might be the pack of the box.

How in the world did I get 2 numbered inserts in the same pack? According to the back of the pack wrapper, the blue variants are 1:84 while the gold refractors are 1:659. Who's the mathemagician who wants to tell me what the odds of getting both in one pack are? Incredible pack.

Pack #8

BDP 24 Dennis Dove

BDP 27 Ben Francisco

BDPP 109 Colby Rasmus Chrome

BDPP 9 Ryan Zink Chrome

BDP 11 Tim Lincecum Gold

BDPP 60 Gary Gattis

BDPP 8 Darin Mastroianni

A meh pack, but the Lincecum Gold is good stuff.

Overall, this was GREAT box. A game used card, good rookies, 2 numbered cards and just a lot of fun.

Guys... i have to ask a newbie question. I just got into collecting Bowman Chrome and bought 8 packs last night. I'm having trouble using Tuff Stuff to figure out what the BDPP cards are actually worth? :) I got a cool Joba - BDPP71 Blue Refractor. How does that relate to what Tuff Stuff lists by # or by BC#. Can anyone explain. Thanks in advance!

Make sure you're looking at the Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects listing first of all and not just Bowman Chrome. They're 2 totally different sets. Also, if you're using the Tuff Stuff with Adrian Peterson on the front, BDPP isn't even listed yet.

Ahh.. that is exactly what I am using. Thanks! I was looking at the listing trying to determine if there was some magic calculation I had to do!! I just spent another 40 bucks today. I'm officially addicted. :) Any good sites you would recommend for baseball card news/info?P.S. My name is also Russ... NICE!

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